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An early morning fire caused heavy damage to 3 Latinos Restaurant on the corner of Palm St. and Ridge Rd. The barbershop also located in the same building received just a small amount of water from firefighters extinguishing the fire.(Photo: Tina MacIntyre-Yee/@tyee23/staff photographer)Buy Photo

A fire at a Rochester restaurant temporarily closed West Ridge Road early Monday morning.

Rochester firefighters were called to the corner of West Ridge Road and Palm Street about 3:50 a.m. to battle a fire at a restaurant, said battalion chief Steve Batz. When firefighters arrived on scene, they saw "a large amount of smoke" rising from both floors of the two-story building, he said.

The structure contained 3 Latinos Restaurant at 211 W. Ridge Road and Lubi's Barber Shop. It is across the street from Kodak Center.

It took firefighters about 45 minutes to control the blaze in the first-floor bar and restaurant, said firefighter Amon Hudson, spokesman for the Rochester Fire Department. No injuries were reported.

Batz said the fire was contained to the restaurant, which sustained heavy fire damage. The barber shop, which faces West Ridge Road, sustained minor water damage only, he said.

West Ridge Road reopened in both directions by 6:30 a.m., according to Rochester Police.

Rochester firefighters, at the same time, were battling a house fire at 55 Jefferson Ave. Firefighters were called to that scene just after 3:30 a.m. and found smoke and flames rising from a two-family, two-story house, Hudson said.

The house was occupied only on one side and those residents escaped safely, he said. Firefighters controlled the blaze within 75 minutes.

Rochester firefighters were investigating to determine the causes of both fires.

Fire early this morning at Latinos Restaurant across from Kodak Center caused significant damage to it. Barbershop facing Ridge Rd. Was not effected. Fire contained to the restaurant. pic.twitter.com/jQCjjiNaUc